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Le Mans 2006 is in the weekend 17-18 June - this year exceptionally starting at 17:00 and not 16:00 as always... (simply because of some footballmatch.. sigh)

I am (as always) going to work my posterior off in the pressroom during the race (we're still producing all the english content on http://www.lemans.org during the race), but in the week leading up to the race I will be stolling around, taking pictures and enjoying the event. Would be fun to meet up with some Matraciens/ciennes.

The weekend before the race (i.e. 10-11 June) has the historic 100 year ACO celebration event: http://www.matrasport.dk/vault/100ans_gb.pdf - with cars from the 1920'ies - but ALSO with a display area for classic cars, and we might have a few Matra's in there.

Oh it would be funny to be there, ALAS time does not allow this year. Hwr 11th of June, I'm in Sturup enjoying third chapter of Danish Touringcar Challenge, quite possibly with VIP tickets from one of the teams - that's not to miss! Though there will be no Matra's :(

The top is off right now and carbs being checked as well. Hopefully everything goes back together by tomorrow which will mean that i will be racing next weekend 24-25 June on Ring Djursland www.ccm.dk

Then it will be Copenhagen 5-6 August , Sturup, Knutstorp and finally ending the season in October at Jyllandsringen.

Full race calender om www.hms.dk

All the above races are planned but as i have learned so far this year is that nothing has gone according to plan, so i have chosen to take it as it comes.

This season is dedicated to run the car in and get all faults detected, i just did not think there was going to be so many obstacles. I am certain that when everything is going according to plan the car will be competitive against all but the Ginetta G4 that goes extremely fast 450 kg and 100 bhp! that is very hard to beat, but i should be able to give the Midgets, Spitfires and 356'es a run for the money

I am travelling the remainder of the week so even if we had everything in place and the car running by then it would not give me time for a trial run, and i not going to haul the car across the country, pay fees, tolls etc whilst not being 100 % prepared. I have done it before and try not to repeat my mistakes ;)

But if you have a chance i can highly recommend going to Ring Djursland. There will be more than 100 classic cars racing on the best track in Denmark.

I will keep you posted on developments as i get the car going and prepped for the Copenhagen Historic Grand Prix